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Vietnam Eyes Framework Trade Deal With US by Tariff Deadline
Vietnam Eyes Framework Trade Deal With US by Tariff Deadline

PM anticipates a trade deal with the US to be agreed upon by early July, before the Trump administration's pause on 46% reciprocal tariffs on Vietnamese exports ends

Chinese EV-Makers Eyeing South Africa Amid Global Trade Rows
Chinese EV-Makers Eyeing South Africa Amid Global Trade Rows

BYD, Chery Auto and Great Wall Motor are keen to leverage low prices to get sales where others have struggled because of trade disputes in Europe and 100% tariffs in the US

China Passes 1 Terawatt of Solar Power, Government Says
China Passes 1 Terawatt of Solar Power, Government Says

Surge of solar output in May sees China pass the 1,000 GW mark, but its record on coal power remains a dark shadow on its impressive energy transition

Survey Shows Business is Booming in India, Record Export Orders
Local Officials in China Backed Export of ‘Zero-Mileage Used Cars’
DeepSeek Sharing User Data With China Military, Intelligence: US
S Korea to Discuss Concern Over Curbs on Chipmakers in China
Flood of Cheap Chinese EVs in Brazil Sparks a Backlash
Tariff Talks With US Still ‘in a Fog,’ Japan’s Trade Negotiator Says
Software Trial Shows Australia’s Social Media Age Ban Could Work

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors